We thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Central African Republic, Mr. Onanga-Anyanga; the Special Representative of the African Union to the Central African Republic, Mr. Moussa Nébié; the Managing Director for Africa of the European External Action Service, Mr. Vervaeke…
We join others in expressing our appreciation to Under-Secretary- General Lacroix for his comprehensive briefing. We also welcome the presence of Ambassador Konfourou of Mali in the Council today. As an observer member of the African Union, we commend and associate ourselves with the statement made …
We thank Special Envoy de Mistura for his comprehensive and very informative briefing today. My country acknowledges and greatly values his unfailing commitment to seeking a peaceful solution and progress for Syria.
Kazakhstan therefore welcomes the memorandum signed on 17 September in Sochi by the…
We thank the Bolivian presidency of the Security Council and Secretary-
General Guterres as briefer for drawing our attention to how natural resources have led to intense conflicts, political unrest and even the overthrow of Governments and to the urgent need to take action to maintain not only reg…
We thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ms. Leila Zerrougui, and the Special Envoy of the Secretary- General for the Great Lakes Region, Mr. Said Djinnit, for their insightful briefings. We also welcome the delegation of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the Chamber.
At …
At the outset, I join my colleagues in welcoming His Excellency Mr. Carlos Holmes Trujillo, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Colombia, to the Security Council. My delegation also thanks Special Representative Jean Arnault for his informative and much needed briefing.
Kazakhstan welcomes the unanimou…
We thank Under- Secretary-General Lacroix, Special Envoy Haysom and Special Envoy Wais for their comprehensive updates on the latest developments in South Sudan. We also commend Grace John, civil society representative, for her valuable insights.
My country welcomes the recent report of the Secreta…
I join others in expressing appreciation to Special Envoy Martin Griffiths for his clear and comprehensive update and efforts to bring about a political and humanitarian solution in Yemen. My delegation also welcomes the Permanent Representative of Yemen, His Excellency Ambassador Ahmad Bin Mubarak,…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Bintou Keita for her objective and comprehensive briefing and for her valuable contribution to today’s deliberations. We also commend her able team for its effective work. We welcome the Prime Minister of Sint Maarten and the Permanent Representative of Haiti to t…
My delegation abstained in the voting on resolution 2428 (2018) because it does not reflect the positions and concerns of the countries of the region and the relevant regional organizations, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and the African Union, with regard to the timing of the…
As this is the last open meeting of the Council this month, I should like first to congratulate you, Mr. President, on the successful completion of your presidency of the Security Council. I would like to point out that you have been very skilful in steering our deliberations.
I wish the Russian na…
I join previous speakers in thanking Assistant Secretary-General Bintou Keita for her comprehensive update on the situation in South Sudan, as well as her tireless efforts and those of her able team to bring about peace in Africa. Allow me to make the following observations and recommendations.
Lik…
At the outset, I would like to thank the Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo; the Facilitator for the implementation of resolution 2231 (2015), Ambassador Karel van Oosterom; and the Head of the European Union Delegation, Ambassador João Vale de Almeida, for their inf…
We would like to thank our three briefers and welcome Ambassador Jonathan Cohen, the new Deputy Permanent Representative of the United States, to the Chamber today. We wish him every success. My delegation has the following comments to make.
First, with regard to the political front, we note the ef…
We would like to echo the congratulations offered by the representative of Equatorial Guinea on the victory of Russia’s football team and wish the team continued success.
We are pleased that Mr. Iliichev is present at today’s meeting. He is the Director of the Department of International Organizati…
My delegation thanks our briefers, Special Representative of the Secretary- General Fall and the Secretary-General of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS),
Mr. Ahmad Allam-Mi, for their informative updates and contributions to our deliberations today. We would like to make our o…
We thank Special Envoy Michel Kafando and Ambassador Jürg Lauber, Chair of the Burundi configuration of the Peacebuilding Commission, for their insightful briefings and significant contribution to our deliberations today.
At the outset, we would like to express our deep condolences to the people an…
We commend the presidency of Poland for this opportunity to discuss the activities of the Group of Five for the Sahel (G-5 Sahel) and the ways in which the international community can support the Group’s Joint Force. We would also like to express our appreciation to Ms. Bintou Keita, Assistant Secre…
We join others in expressing appreciation to Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo, Mr. Zahir Tanin, for his briefing on the reporting period. We also thank His Excellency Mr. Ivica Dačić, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Serbia, and Ms. Vlora Çita…
I thank the Polish presidency for organizing this important interactive discussion, including the very informative briefings by Under-Secretary-General Lacroix and the Force Commanders. We express our appreciation for their insights and commend them for their heroic service. The Kazakh delegation wi…
